EXCLUSIVE: Malcolm D. Lee is taking over the directing reins on Warner Bros./SpringHill Entertainments Space Jam 2 from Terence Nance.
We hear that Nances departure from the project was amicable, and essentially the filmmaker and the studio/producers had different takes on the creative vision for Space Jam 2.
Lees track record in comedy speaks for itself and his wit fits hand-in-hand with the sensibility of Warners slapstick Looney Tunes. In 2017, Lees Girls Trip was the only comedy to work at the domestic box office both in regards to opening and final take ($31.2M, $115.1M) with a star-making performance by Tiffany Haddish. Last year, Lee also had the best opening and gross for a pure major studio comedy with Haddish-Kevin Hart movie Night School ($27.2M opening, $77.3M). Both titles were released by Universal.
Nance created the HBO TV series Random Acts of Flyness and directed the indie pic The Oversimplification of Her Beauty.
Producers on Space Jam 2 — which is set to tip off July 16, 2021 — are Ryan Coogler, NBA star LeBron James under his SpringHill Entertainment label, Duncan Henderson, and MRead More – Source
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